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Chef Tom Hunt shares his organic barbeque steak recipe as part of the Soil Association’s Better BBQ campaign. So you’ve dusted off your barbeque and have your tongs at the ready but what about your meat? Try sourcing organic meat that is free from GM ingredients and artificial preservatives and see if you can enjoy a fuller, tastier, barbequed meat experience. If you can’t bear to be away from your grill for long, ordering your meat in could be an option. The Well Hung Meat Company is a good place to look for quality, dry-aged organic meat that is butchered to order and delivered straight to your door. The recipe: Organic bavette (skirt) steak with chimichurri sauce Serves four as a main course or many as a snack Ingredients 800g strip of bavette steak For the chimichurri 40g parsley, finely chopped with stalks 2 tsp dried or chopped fresh oregano 2 clove garlic, crushed Pinch dried chilli flakes 8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp red wine vinegar Salt and pepper HOW TO: Chimichurri …

Together with East Village, the former London 2012 athletes’ village, Natalie Coleman, winner of MasterChef 2013, has produced an easy-to-make recipe for a delicious salmon starter using locally-sourced ingredients. Here’s how you can re-create it at home. Gin cured salmon with sourdough bread Serves 12 people. INGREDIENTS 1 side of salmon fillet – skin on and pin boned (1kg) 300g rock salt 100ml of East London Liquor Company Gin 250g caster sugar 1 tablespoon of juniper berries 1 teaspoon of black peppercorns 35g dill (roughly chopped) Zest of 2 lemons Zest of 2 limes TO SERVE Crusty sourdough bread 250ml crème fraiche Cornichons (small jar) 1 tablespoon of fresh dill (finely chopped) HOW TO: 1. Toast the peppercorns and juniper berries in a dry pan for 1-2 minutes. 2. Once toasted, just lightly crush in a pestle and mortar – don’t grind to a powder. 3. Place all of the ingredients (except the salmon) in a large mixing bowl and combine well. 4. On a clean work surface, lay cling film (around 50cm in …

Anjum’s Quick & Easy Indian by Anjum Anand takes away any fear you might have about preparing Indian dishes yourself. With 80 recipes featuring everything from one-pot meatballs to poached rhubarb with spicy biscuits, this is one cookbook that you can turn to time and time again for really flavoursome inspiration. (£18.99, Quadrille)

Now you can recreate your own La Pâtisserie des Rêves “patisserie of dreams” at home If you’ve ever marvelled at the fantastical creations inside La Pâtisserie des Rêves on Marylebone High Street and wondered just how one goes about producing such fine and indulgent cakes and pastries, well it seems master pastry chef Philippe Conticini may have just answered your prayers. The English edition of his best-selling book, which features over 70 recipes, has now been published so you can finally have a go at creating classic French pastries such as the Paris-Brest (choux pastry with praline cream and praline sauce), Saint-Honoré (caramelised puff pastry, cream and choux pastry balls filled with crème pâtissière) and mille-feuille (caramelised puff pastry and vanilla crème pâtissière). Here are two recipes to help get you started. Chocolate Gâteau For 8 people Preparation time: 50 mins Cooking time: 35 mins Refrigeration time: 1 hour FOR THE CHOCOLATE SPONGE 40g dark chocolate 20g milk chocolate 70g butter (+ for the tin) 90g brown sugar 40g flour (+ for the tin) ½ …

1. Indulgence with good cause So, you get to enjoy some pretty divine, freshly-made pancakes AND for every plate you order, £1 goes to a local charity (the London Bubble youth charity) – that’s a win-win deal in our books. If you agree, you’ll need to make your way to the aqua shard restaurant sharpish where you can delight in sweet or savoury pancakes for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Options include corn pancakes with goat’s cheese and rosemary cream (£6.50) and pancakes with strawberry ice-cream, maple pecan syrup and strawberry compote (£7.50). If one day’s worth just isn’t enough, you’re in luck, the pancake menu will be available until 7th March. 2. Complimentary morning crepes – the best kind! If you ‘happen’ to be passing through Knightsbridge on Pancake Day, you would do well to stop by the Lowndes Bar & Kitchen where you can pick up a free crepe to get your morning off to a flippin’ great start. Just drop by between 8.30am – 10am. If the taster whets your appetite, you might …